Ride – Going Blank Again

This record had to grow on me. I’m a diehard Nowhere fan. While Nowhere is still my favourite, I enjoy this record quite a bit now. It has its own place within the Ride discography and I now see it not just as an essential Ride record but also as an essential shoegaze record. For 1992, this was pretty unique as bands like Oasis weren’t on the scene until 1994. Going Blank Again is a record that influenced the Britpop scene of the 90’s. This is shoegaze with an underlying pop sensibility underneath. Dare I say, this is not dissimilar to what the Beatles have done with Revolver and Sgt. Pepper. Though Nowhere is more emotionally potent IMHO, Going Blank Again is an influential record that has stood the test of time and many bands have since followed suit.

As far as this pressing and packaging goes, it’s great. If you can find it for a good price get it before they run out.

Top tracks on this for me are: Leave Them All Behind, Time Machine & OX4.

It’s time we all sat in a circle and discussed why Time Machine is the most under rated Ride track of all time.

Why is it so neglected? Why does it never make the set list? Why does no one talk about it? Am I the only one? Does anyone else care?

The Time Machine survivors hotline - 0800 800 800

Fantastic album - and lovingly reissued here with song notes from the band and picture collages from the time. So glad these guys got back together

45RPM. Creation Records. Early 90s. You already know this record is going to blow your hair back. The music itself is of course mind blowing but this original pressing can shake the house when turned up. Crystal clear and dynamic, I’m hearing things I’ve never heard with this album. It’s punchy and deep but the shimmering guitars just jolt out of the speakers as if the band was playing in the room. Haven’t heard any of the reissues which I have been told sound great in their own right, but I can’t imagine anything sounding better than this. 10/10 album, 10/10 pressing, pure bliss

Its bloody daft that so many of these great 90s albums get reissued in not enough numbers, then people get surprised when stock dries up and the flippers come a-crawlin’ from under their rocks. The first two Ride albums at least should be in constant print, even if they just send out a couple of hundred every few months, but enough to ensure they’re available to everyone. They are clearly popular records going by the speed they disappear.

Anyway, this sounds wonderful on my system. Technics SL1500c with Ortofon Black, via a Marantz amp and pair of Project Audios

Not too keen on 2 x 45RPMs but rather that than nothing. The colours nice, if nothing else.
These days I prefer this record to Nowhere. Just wish Leave Them All Behind went on for another 5 minutes !

5/5

Ehhhh I don’t know about this one. I dropped a whopping $75cad after tax getting this on Amazon (current going rate) and in the end it wasn’t worth keeping. It does sound better than streaming but it’s just a bit muddy and dull sounding and I had to eq the highs up and take the mids down to even things up. For a cheaper price tag this would be alright but $75 is halfway to buying an OG.. which I may do now

This is a question, not a review: is there any vinyl version of this album with Grasshopper? I don't think so, but just to confirm with the experts on Ride.

Dynamic sound, good balance in music. Nice and quiet in between songs, no hiss or background noise. Only downside is that my copy's B-side has some pressed-in inconsistencies probably dirt from manufacturing, anyone else have this?

It is punchier than my CD of the same era, can't compare to recent reissues as I don't own one. I'm very happy with this double 45rpm LP (isn't it strange they don't mention the RPM on the record?)

Excellent. Sounds amazing. And the ORIGINAL/PROPER version of Chrome Waves.

Anyone got a line on the gatefold sleeve ONLY of this pressing, or a copy with a great sleeve/trashed vinyl, hit me up